Laura Miller (journalist)
{{short description|Scottish broadcast journalist}}
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| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
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| alma_mater = University of Glasgow
University College Falmouth
| occupation = Broadcaster, Journalist
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Laura Miller is a Scottish broadcast journalist and television presenter, who has presented the Monday to Wednesday night edition of BBC Scotland's Reporting Scotland since 2019. Miller also presents BBC News Scotland podcast, Scotcast, with Martin Geissler. Miller previously worked for STV News, presenting the East Central Scotland edition of STV News at Six.
Early life and education
Miller grew up in Milton of Campsie in East Dunbartonshire and was educated at Kilsyth Academy.{{Cite web |last=Scougall |first=Murray |title=New Reporting Scotland presenter Laura Miller says Jackie Bird is a tough act to follow |url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/new-reporting-scotland-presenter-laura-miller-says-jackie-bird-is-a-tough-act-to-follow/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=The Sunday Post |date=27 October 2019 |language=en-US}} She attended the University of Glasgow from 1998 to 2002, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in Scots Law & French. In 2007, she earned a Master of Arts (MA) with Distinction in Broadcast Journalism from the University College Falmouth in Cornwall, England.{{Cite web |title=Laura Miller |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laura-miller-41692250 |access-date= |website=LinkedIN}}
Career
After graduating from Falmouth University, Miller produced an award-winning documentary on the 2004 Asian tsunami reconstruction in Thailand and secured BJTC Young Journalist of the Year. She joined STV News in December 2007, originally as a reporter and producer.[http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/tv-showbiz-news/entertainment-news/2009/10/11/exclusive-tv-newsgirl-tells-how-tsunami-disaster-changed-her-life-78057-21738882/ "Exclusive: TV newsgirl tells how tsunami disaster changed her life"], Sunday Mail, 11 October 2009. Miller later presented the East Central Scotland edition of STV News at Six. She took maternity leave in May 2016, replaced by Lucy Whyte acting as STV News at Six presenter in the East region. She returned to the Edinburgh newsdesk on 15 May 2017.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2018, Miller made a small credited appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, where she played a news reporter who was reporting on an alien attack on New York.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm IMDb] {{unreliable?|date=November 2019}}
In 2018, Miller left STV and joined BBC Scotland serving as the Consumer Affairs correspondent. In February 2019, she became a presenter on the BBC's The Nine, presenting the Friday night edition alongside John Beattie before they both quit the show in 2024.{{Cite web |last=McLeod |first=Keith |date=2019-08-30 |title=Former STV newsreader takes over as BBC's new Jackie Bird |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-stv-newsreader-takes-over-19034283 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}
In April 2019, Jackie Bird stood down as a presenter on the BBC's Reporting Scotland programme.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Jennifer |date=2019-04-11 |title=Jackie Bird steps down as Reporting Scotland presenter after 30 years |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/jackie-bird-steps-down-reporting-16113271 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=GlasgowLive |language=en}} In October, Miller was announced as the replacement of Bird as a main presenter, after she was chosen over rival candidates; Catriona Shearer, Amy Irons and Laura Goodwin.{{Cite web |last1=McLeod |first1=Keith |last2=Speirs |first2=Kathleen |date=2019-07-13 |title=Meet the candidates who are fighting to replace Jackie Bird in the hot seat |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/meet-candidates-who-fighting-replace-18154858 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Scougall|first=Murray|title=New Reporting Scotland presenter Laura Miller says Jackie Bird is a tough act to follow|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/new-reporting-scotland-presenter-laura-miller-says-jackie-bird-is-a-tough-act-to-follow/|access-date=4 June 2020|website=The Sunday Post|date=27 October 2019 |language=en-US}} She fronts the programme Monday to Wednesday.
Miller joined the team of rotating hosts for BBC News Scotland podcast, Scotcast, from its second episode on 14 January 2025.{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/29C6UFQD8280hRgwuKo47r?si=Z5OyZgM9QzKxhkRBRzcoDg |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=open.spotify.com}}
Personal life
Miller lives in Edinburgh with her husband, a school teacher, and their daughter.
References
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External links
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:Scottish women journalists